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Detroit Lions stock watch: First win long awaited, but No. 1 draft pick chances take a hit

Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the Detroit Lions' 29-27 win over the Minnesota Vikings, and looks at players who helped and hurt their stock Sunday at Ford Field:

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WR Amon-Ra St. Brown: A rookie fourth-round pick out of USC, St. Brown gave the Lions’ passing game a huge lift Sunday on a day Jared Goff did not have D’Andre Swift to lean on. St. Brown set career-highs with 10 catches and 86 yards, and he caught the game-winning touchdown pass — the first walk-off TD he has scored at any level — as time expired.